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Like Gates saying there should be UBI, or Musk saying... well, whatever. They know it won't happen, so arguing for it is 'effectively free' and purely personal
by okasaki 4d ago
Like Gates saying there should be UBI, or Musk saying... well, whatever.
They know it won't happen, so arguing for it is 'effectively free' and purely personal marketing.
A bullshit game played by politicians and wannabes.
- seanmcdirmid 4d agoGates probably honestly believes in UBI; the guy is practical to a fault but evil misleading genius he is not. I actually don’t see any better options than UBI long term.
- wannabe44 4d agoOnly ways to rise in a UBI society where AI is supposed to replace intellectual work is crime and prostitution. Smart people who want better lives than the average will have to get into crime.
- seanmcdirmid 4d agoA UBI society doesn't mean jobs aren’t available. There most certainly will be jobs. But with UBI and universal healthcare, the jobs can pay whatever the market really demands. People always complain about the government subsidizing low Walmart wages for example, but with UBI that argument is moot. Liberalizing the labor market wouldn’t mean less jobs, it would mean more (we would also have to lean more on corporate and consumption taxes rather than taxes around employment which would also make employment easier).
- dgellow 4d agoGates has been a ruthless fairly evil genius business man his whole life